Spotting Fake 1000 baht notes

[RichLB]

Apparently this is a major problem. These suggestions come from the following article: http://lovepattayathailand.com/fake-thai-baht/

These are the give-aways:

#1. The silver strip down the left should NOT overlap the garuda image in the top left hand side of the note. ( as per image shown in the article, the top note! )

#2. At the Bottom of the sliver strip inside the brown box you SHOULD see a translucent water mark of the number 1000.

#3. Hold up to the light and check there is a water mark of his majesty the king

#4. Always feel the texture as counterfeits are usually very thin and are easy to tear.

#5. Fake notes contains the serial numbers – 2D784400, 9A 3828862, 9A3828863

[thaiworthy]

The only 1000 baht notes I ever receive come from a bank or ATM. When I deposit these notes into my Thai bank account, they don't even give it a second look.

[Jun]

The only 1000 baht notes I ever receive come from a bank or ATM. When I deposit these notes into my Thai bank account, they don't even give it a second look.

That would seem to be the risk. When receiving perhaps 20~100 notes, it is not feasible to check every one. Then individually they might be more difficult to pass on.

[Alex]

Sure, as it's the highest denomination and thus never given as change, as a consumer you'd typically get any fakes you end up with from your bank or a money changer. Quite a bad situation really, if and when that happens, especially as spending the fakes even unknowingly puts you at risk of prosecution.